Proverbs 23:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.”

Proverbs 23:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 23:14 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 23:14 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 23:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Punish him with the rod, and save his soul from Sheol.”

Proverbs 23:14 — World English Bible

Proverbs 23:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. ”

Proverbs 23:14 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 23:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.”

Proverbs 23:14 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 23:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol. ”

Proverbs 23:14 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 23:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt smite him with the rodde, and shalt deliuer his soule from hell.”

Proverbs 23:14 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 23:14 in Context — Proverbs 23

12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

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What Does Proverbs 23:14 Mean?

Proverbs 23:14 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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